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133179 to 133193. Triticum aestivum L. Poaceae. Common wheat. 



From Italy. Seeds presented by the Director, R. Institute Agronomico per 

 L' Africa Italiana, Ministero Del' Africa Italiana, Firenze. Received May 31, 

 1939. 



A collection of locally grown wheats from Ethiopia. 



133179. No. 715. Arrara Ferres, from Makalle. 



133180. No. 780. Hard wheat from Cercer. 



133181. No. 785. Hard wheat from Arussi. 



133182. No. 837. Hard white wheat from Addis Ababa. 



133183. No. 839. Gondore from Gimma. 



133184. No. 784. Black-grained wheat from Arussi. 



133185. No. 792. Mixed varieties from Altipiano. 



133186. No. 835. Mixed varieties from Addis Ababa. 



133187. No. 840. Negusse, from Gimma. 



133188. No. 841. Oromd, from Gimma. 



133189. No. 836. Red-grained wheat from Addis Ababa. 



133190. No. 781. Soft-grained wheat from Cercer. 



133191. No. 782. Soft-grained wheat from Harar. 



133192. No. 783. Soft-grained wheat from Arussi. 



133193. No. 838. Soft-grained wheat from Addis Ababa. 



133194 and 133195. Ficus spp. Moraceae. Fig. 



From India. Seeds presented by Charles Knowlton, Patiala State, through Ira J. 

 Condit, University of California Experiment Station, Riverside, Calif. Re- 

 ceived June 1, 1939. 



133194. Ficus sp. 



No. 1. A spreading tree, probably evergreen, with inedible green and red, 

 long-stalked fruits. 



133195. Ficus sp. 



No. 2. An erect tree with smooth bark; fruit small, blue, edible and 

 palatable. 



133196. Capsicum frutescens L. Solanaceae. Redpepper. 



From Hungary. Seeds presented by A. G. Senes, New York, N. Y., through 

 W. R. Beattie, Bureau of Plant of Industry. Received June 1, 1939. 



133197 to 133204. Solanum tuberosum L. Solanaceae. Potato. 



From Germany. Tubers presented by the Gutsverwaltung Maleksberg, at the 

 request of the Corn Products Refining Co., New York, N. Y. Received 

 May 29, 1939. 



133197. Centa. 133201. Prisca. 



133198. Fridolin. 133202. Sieglinde. 



133199. Mittelfriihe. 133203. Starker agls. 



133200. Osfbote. 133204. Voran. 



133205. Paivaea langsdorffii Berg. Myrtaceae. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by N. R. Thomas, Sao Paulo. Received June 1, 

 1939. 



Cambucy. A shrub 8 to 12 feet high, with rigid, ovate to oblong leaves about 

 2 inches long; axillary white flowers and edible but astringent fruits, used for 

 flavoring beverages. Native to Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



